Careers at Criteria

Product Manager

Headquartered in Los Angeles, Criteria is a technology company that’s changing the way employers find and hire great talent. We are on a mission to make the hiring process fair and objective.

More than 4000 companies currently use our product for hiring and we are growing quickly. We've been ranked on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest growing private companies for seven years running, and we've also earned a spot on Built In LA’s 100 Best Places to Work in Los Angeles, several years running. 

As a Product Manager at Criteria, you will be an ambassador for our employee-first culture representing our values of transparency, innovation, hard-work and fun. As the product champion, you will be in a unique position to drive strategy, execution and understanding of our customer-centric solutions with the goal of producing industry-leading products.

Who you are:

Humble. We're looking for people who not only listen to feedback but eagerly seek it out and are always looking for ways to improve.
Strong character, strong work ethic and high follow-through. We value honesty and hard work.
Actively curious. You use experiments to validate your assumptions.
Entrepreneurial and persistent. A track record of being a self-starter/self-manager.
Collaborative and responsive. We are a lean and quick-moving product team.
Organized and high attention to detail.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

What you’ll do:

You'll deeply understand the problems that your customers are experiencing through research and interaction with customers, and then communicate those problems clearly back to your team.
You'll receive input and feedback from a wide range of stakeholders, understand the impact of this work, and then prioritize and deliver it to your team to make sure they are working on the most impactful projects.
You will own and drive the business plan for the solution, working with key stakeholders to ensure the most effective decisions are reached the solution offering.
You will be responsible for managing the planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle - from strategic planning to tactical activities working closely with Design, Development/Engineering, Sales, Marketing and Customer Success to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are surpassed.
You'll constantly measure the success of your product and its ability to solve problems through both quantitative and qualitative measures.
As a self-starter, you'll take full ownership for the success of your product, being scrappy, making hard decisions and filling any responsibilities, when necessary.
You'll be dedicated to your fellow product managers, seizing opportunities to develop their skill sets and help them with their professional growth, while simultaneously trying to learn from them.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

Minimum 2 years’ experience working on technology-powered products as either a product manager, product designer, engineer, data analyst, data scientist, or user researcher
Customer discovery experience: Extensive experience with qualitative customer feedback and stories and quantitative customer data to inform decisions.
Experience with data-driven decisions: building hypotheses and proving their validity with experimentation.

What else will help me succeed?

You have a strong technical understanding of architecture and complex web applications.
You have experience in HR or Talent Management.

 What Criteria brings to the table:

Excellent benefits packages (including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) w/ employer match, generous paid parental leave policy, 3 weeks paid vacation annually, and more!) 
Monthly technology (mobile phone/internet) allowance 
Open BYOD Policy: Bring your own dog to work as we are a dog-inclusive office. When you come into the office, you'll frequently get greeted by one of the many Dogs of Criteria (check them out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dogsofcriteria); 
A competitive salary
Equity options in a rapidly growing company